Arts & Sciences
2026 Stories
'Strongest' issue yet: 'Saw Palm' celebrates 20 years of Florida literature and art
Managed and edited by students in USF’s creative writing MFA program, “Saw Palm” is both a literary journal with global reach and a hands-on learning laboratory that offers students direct experience with the publishing process — from soliciting submissions to evaluating and selecting work for publication.
May 12, 2026CAS News, Community Engagement
With life sciences solutions in high demand, U.K.-Florida Innovation Corridor is thriving
Department of Molecular Biosciences Chair Marcus Cooke highlighted the importance of universities and research institutions in supporting life science companies, noting that strong academic partnerships create opportunities for commercialization, workforce development and scientific advancement.
May 12, 2026CAS News, Community Engagement
USF confers more than 8,000 degrees during commencement ceremonies
This semester’s youngest graduate and oldest graduate both earned degrees from the College of Arts and Sciences.
History major working with Florida Holocaust Museum to create exhibit on Holocaust survivor, Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel
CAS students are helping to catalogue artifacts, correspondence, photographs and other material that will lead to a permanent museum exhibition on the life, works and teachings of the Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
April 30, 2026Community Engagement, Students
Artemis II launch reveals unique seismic activity captured by USF scientists
One participant in the first 2016 deployment was CAS alum Jacob Richardson, now the deputy lunar science lead on the Artemis II lunar science team. His group has spent more than a year preparing observation strategies, including potential views of unexplored regions on the moon’s far side.
April 13, 2026Research & Innovation
Preserving a century: USF partnership brings Tampa Theatre history to centennial exhibition
In collaboration with USF Libraries and the Tampa Theatre, the Institute for Digital Exploration has completed the 3D digitization of the theater’s surviving original furniture and decorative pieces. These newly captured digital assets will be on display at a special exhibition at the Tampa Bay History Center celebrating the theater’s 100th anniversary.
April 6, 2026Community Engagement, Research & Innovation
CAS makes clean sweep at 2026 Outstanding Young Alumni Awards
All six of this year’s Outstanding Young Alumni award recipients hold a degree from the College of Arts and Sciences, showcasing the college’s ability to produce innovative and creative alumni who achieve career success under the age of 36. The awards ceremony will take place in the Sam and Martha Gibbons Alumni Center on April 9.
April 3, 2026Alumni, Honors & Awards
Five USF faculty named 2025 fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science
Charles Stanish is among five USF faculty members elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science 2025 class of Fellows.
March 31, 2026Research & Innovation
USF named top producer of Gilman Scholars
The University of South Florida was recognized as one of the top 25 producers of Gilman Scholars in the United States, highlighting the university’s commitment to access, experiential learning and global opportunities for students.
March 31, 2026Alumni, Honors & Awards, Students
USF awarded Meta research funding to advance motor learning through muscle-based human–computer interfaces
The award supports a new interdisciplinary research effort led by Kyle Reed, professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, in collaboration with Michael Morris, a philosopher of technology and associate professor in the Department of Philosophy.
March 27, 2026Research & Innovation
Largest clinical trial using brain training to reduce dementia receives $2.8 million in federal funding
An expansive clinical trial led by USF researchers and aimed at delaying the onset of dementia continues to receive major federal support for addressing a public health crisis.
March 25, 2026Research & Innovation
Discovery of first St. Patrick’s Day leads to museum exhibition on the Irish in Florida
In 2018, USF St. Petersburg historian J. Michael Francis discovered the first celebration of St. Patrick took place not in New York City or Boston or even Ireland but in St. Augustine, Fla. Now, that discovery has led to a new museum exhibition that highlights the Irish diaspora in east Florida.
March 25, 2026Research & Innovation